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Thursday - September 21, 2023

Gloomhaven - Major Update

by Hiddenx, 20:43

Henriquejr spotted a major update for Gloomhaven:

MAJOR UPDATE & NEW FEATURES

New patchnotes for new adventures!

Our warmest welcome, fellow mercenaries!

We are gathered here today to celebrate the new PC update, containing new features, many bug fixes and quality of life improvements.
You can find more details below.

Also... the four new Jaws of the Lion mercenary skins are available on PC for free, right now, here:

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New Features
With the consoles release, this patch adds crossplay functionality for all players. To enable it, find the Crossplay option in Options -> General and turn it ON.
Voice chat is added to the game. It can be activated when the session is hosted.
Updated game engine version as the old one could cause random crashes in Mercenary panel and during scenario.

UI improvements & quality of life
The gamepad option has been updated to fit with the console one.
Updated visuals in Scenario HUD for initiative panel and card deck portraits.
Inactive action buttons are now hidden instead of going in unclickable states.
Added new identifications of control in Multiplayer mode.

Scenario Fixes
Guildmaster
Déjà vu: Fixed unstable crash when starting mission.
Unlikely Alliance: fixed bug when sometimes mission didn’t finish after 10th round.
Night of the Living Sewage: fixed bug when sometimes Deep Terror wasn’t visible to players after spawn.
The Rumbling Deep: fixed bug when lava tile wasn’t properly placed on the battlefield.
Face your Demons: fixed bug when mission didn’t fail after Summoner is exhausted.

Campaign
Ancient Cistern: Fixed bug when sometimes there was no ability to cleanse the pump.
Vault Of Secrets: Fixed bug when Defeat screen appeared without failing any objectives during summoned creatures’ turn.
Infernal Throne: Fixed error “An error occurred within one of the Rule Libraries”.
Harrower Hive: Fixed error that made impossible the discard of cards at the beginning of the scenario.
Burning Mountain: fixed error in scenario that caused game to crash.
Windswept Highlands: fixed rare softlock when Beast Tyrant was present in the scenario
Scorched Summit: fixed softlock when mercenary exhausted on chest tile.
Armory Heist: fixed Rikharn portrait in character info.
Payment Due: fixed softlock when one merc picked up the chest and other one went through a trap in the same round.
Plagued Crypt: fixed Spirit of Xorn portrait in character info.

General Fixes
Fixed issue when sometimes you couldn’t enter the save after activating Solo Scenarios DLC.
Fixed issue on gamepad control when cinematic sound continued to play if was skipped too fast.
Fixed bug which could cause multiple action abilities (like Scoundrel’s “Quick Hands”) to be used infinite amount of times.
Fixed game sometimes being locked when re-entering the Merchant in Guildmaster when there is a mercenary in the squad ready to level up .
Fixed wrong implementation of Perks after going there from the Enchantment screen.
Fixed bug which caused inability to enhance card after selling enhance from fully enchanted card.
Fixed ‘Comparing player stats…’ in multiplayer sessions at scenario starts.
Fixed item binding troubles in Guildmaster.
Fixed game crash during mercenary selection in Guildmaster Multiplayer session when two players chose same merc.
Fixed softlock after fast choosing Further ability cards after merc level up in Guildmaster.
Fixed an issue in Multiplayer that sometimes it was possible for client to join the session during Damage taking phase which caused session to drop.
Fixed issues with active abilities not giving right amount of experience when conditions are met.
Fixed problem that caused sometimes scenario icon ‘drop under’ the map.
Fixed issues with doors not open correctly in scenarios with pressure plates.
Fixed issues with correct difficulty increase in Guildmaster Job scenarios when playing with 4 mercenaries.
Fixed UI bugs encountered in lists in Merchant, Enchantress, Temple.
Fixed issue when loading the save moved summons 1 hex from the position they were.

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Thursday - September 22, 2022

Gloomhaven - New DLC available

by Hiddenx, 21:32

The new DLC Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges for Gloomhaven are now available:

SOLO SCENARIOS: MERCENARY CHALLENGES DLC NOW AVAILABLE

The second Gloomhaven DLC is the definition of a challenge.

Every mercenary has a demon to face or a story to tell.
Let this be the moment you discover those tales and face these challenges.
See what they saw, do what they did, and fight what they fought.
Alone. In the dark. Will they be able to overcome these trials?

YOUR END HAS COME - OUR SECOND AND MOST DIFFICULT DLC IS NOW AVAILABLE

Head over to Gloomhaven's "Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges DLC" page to see if you have the mettle to face these overwhelmingly difficult battles. Best of luck, mercenary!

FACE YOUR EXPECTED DOOM IN THIS NEW DLC

Here it is, mercenaries!
Below you can find a quick summary of what you can expect to find in this DLC:

  • You will quickly discern that this DLC will be a considerably harder experience than you know of.
    If you haven't already, you'll have to git gud.
  • 17 new amazingly brutal scenarios, each built to challenge Mercenaries from the campaign.
  • Every mercenary will have a specific mission they will need to complete on their own.
  • The unique mission to each mercenary will explore their specific backstory and narrative.
    17 new items, each usable by only one specific Mercenary.
  • Items & scenarios were reworked and rebalanced by Isaac Childres himself to fit the digital version.
  • Feedback was collected over many years by Isaac, resulting in buffs, nerfs and outright changes to many items.
  • New unique enemies and challenges.
  • To be able to spectate or play the Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges content in multiplayer co-op, every player has to own the DLC.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • You can only gain access to the DLC missions at Level 5 in the Story Campaign.
  • When a mercenary reaches Level 5, they are able to undertake their own Solo mission.
  • Alternatively, you can gain access to the DLC unique rewards in the Guildmaster Mode when completing the 2nd Story mission for each mercenary.
  • You only gain access to the items if you complete the missions, these items cannot be sold or bought by other characters.
  • The mercenary has to attempt the missions on their own and if they are successful, they are awarded their specific Solo item. This item cannot be sold or bought by other characters, and any later mercenaries of the same class must also complete this mission to unlock it.
  • You can play these missions online in a Multiplayer game, but your co-op companions will be in spectator mode, watching you hopelessly try to survive.
  • You can also play these missions offline. Then, to import the fruit of your hard labor to any game, it will be automatic if you’re the host, and if you are not the host and join a game, the host has the option to import any Gold, XP and Item you gained in the Solo Scenarios.

Note - DLC enabled save games cannot be reverted to non-DLC games.

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Thanks Henriquejr!

Wednesday - July 20, 2022

Gloomhaven - New DLC releases September 22

by Hiddenx, 15:48

The new DLC Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges for Gloomhaven will be released on September 22:

Gloomhaven - Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges DLC releases September 22

The second Gloomhaven DLC will be exquisitely difficult.

Black Barrow. Haunting my dreams, shadowing my days.
Deep within, I fear what lies below - what we faced. Yet, here I am again, alone.
I'm the Brute, I kill what people fear.
I’ll kill my fear too.

FACE YOUR EXPECTED DOOM IN THIS NEW DLC

Lo and behold, mercenaries!
Here is a quick summary of what you can expect from this DLC:
A considerably harder experience than the base game.
You’ll definitely have to git gud this time.
17 new delightfully brutal scenarios, each tailored to a specific base game Mercenary.
17 new items, usable only by one specific Mercenary.
Items & scenarios reworked and rebalanced by Isaac Childres himself to better fit the digital version.
New unique enemies and challenges.

You can already wishlist the Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges DLC today on Steam, right below!!

To be able to spectate or play the Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges content in multiplayer co-op, every player has to own the DLC.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

You can only gain access to the DLC missions at Level 5 in the Story Campaign.

When a mercenary reaches Level 5, they are able to undertake their own Solo mission.

Alternatively, you can gain access to the DLC unique rewards in the Guildmaster Mode when completing the 2nd Story mission for each mercenary.

You only gain access to the items if you complete the missions, these items cannot be sold or bought by other characters.
The mercenary has to attempt the missions on their own and if they are successful, they are awarded their specific Solo item. This item cannot be sold or bought by other characters, and any later mercenaries of the same class must also complete this mission to unlock it.

You can play these missions online in a Multiplayer game, but your co-op companions will be in spectator mode, watching you hopelessly try to survive.

You can also play these missions offline. Then, to import the fruit of your hard labor to any game, it will be automatic if you’re the host, and if you are not the host and join a game, the host has the option to import any Gold, XP and Item you gained in the Solo Scenarios.

Note - DLC enabled save games cannot be reverted to non-DLC games.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Which mercenaries have their own solo scenario in this new DLC?
Each of the 17 mercenaries of the base game have access to their own tailored scenario.
This does not apply to the Jaws of the Lion DLC mercenaries.

How long is the DLC going to be at launch?
You can expect about 20+ hours to finish the 17 new missions.

How much will the DLC cost?
The Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges DLC for Gloomhaven will cost 4.99$ / 4.99€.

Can we expect further updates / DLCs after that?
Although we cannot share anything at this point, we will keep supporting the game after the release of the Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges DLC.

How many languages will be supported on this DLC?
All the languages of the base game will be supported: English, German, French and Spanish.

On which platforms will this DLC be released?
The DLC will be available on Steam and GoG for Windows & MacOS.

Thanks Henriquejr!

Friday - June 17, 2022

Gloomhaven - Jaws of the Lion Review

by Hiddenx, 15:08

Thumb Culture has reviewed Gloomhaven: Jaws Of The Lion:

Gloomhaven & Jaws Of The Lion PC Review

So you want to know about Gloomhaven eh? Well, if you got to that city it’s yer funeral, but I’ll tell yous what I know. A few years back, this fella by the name of Isaac Childres designed a board game. Gloomhaven he called it. Bloody fun that thing was. In any case, it got real popular, and suddenly the folks over at Flaming Fowl Studios have an idea. “Hey,” they says, “what if we made that Gloomhaven into a video game?”

Blam! That was it!

Now here we are! The game mixes tactical-RPG gameplay with dungeon crawling and it’s bloody marvellous. What? You don’t believe me? Well, all right then I’ll explain a little more. But remember, when all of yer free time is pulled in by this gem, that you asked for this. Don’t come bawling to me when you don’t got enough hours in yer day no more.

There’s Doom, and Gloom, and Things Go Boom! In Gloomhaven!

I ‘specially don’t want to hear about all yer awesome experiences with Gloomhaven in that comment section down below. No sir, keep yer problems to yerself. In fact, if you have to bother someone, why not yer bloomin’ friends. Share the misery around.

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As true as those things may be, my last word on Gloomhaven is that it was an utterly difficult bastard. Despite that, the bloomin’ thing kept pulling me in anyway, and I loved every blasted second of it. All of which is why I’m giving Gloomhaven the Thumb Culture Golden Award, one bastard to another.

Wednesday - May 18, 2022

Gloomhaven - Jaws of the Lion Preview

by Hiddenx, 17:30

Mortismal Gaming checked out the Gloomhaven DLC Jaws of the Lion:

Check Out: Gloomhaven - Jaws of the Lion

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Tuesday - May 17, 2022

Gloomhaven - Jaws of the Lion released

by Hiddenx, 18:26

The DLC Jaws of the Lion has been released:

JAWS OF THE LION - NEW DLC AVAILABLE NOW

The first ever Gloomhaven DLC is out. Join the adventure now!

You and your group are sitting down for some cold brew in the Sleeping Lion after a hard day's mercenary work. Protecting that merchant was too troublesome... Suddenly a peculiar Orchid covered in an innumerable amount of crystals approaches and sits down at the table.

Looking from under her shadowed hood, she begins speaking.
"So you're the the mercenary group I've heard about?"
She looks around the table.
"Not that it says much coming from the people I heard it from. But I'd like to know what kind of feats you can muster."
She eyes each of you intently, measuring your value to her.
"Prove your true worth." She snaps "Accept the challenge that is coming and uncover all that lies beneath the veil..."

A chill runs down your spine at her final words, but before you can consider responding to the ludicrous comments of this crazed Orchid, she disappears in an instant. Your group stares quietly at one another, wondering what kind of wild and harrowing adventure awaits you all...

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Wednesday - April 20, 2022

Gloomhaven - Jaws Of The Lion is out on May 17

by Hiddenx, 17:32

Rock Paper Shotgun reports that the DLC Jaws Of The Lion will be released on May 17:

Gloomhaven's first DLC adds cultists and new mercenaries

Cultists attack a mercenary in the new expansion for Gloomhaven, Jaws Of The Lion.

Flaming Fowl Studios and Asmodee Digital are expanding their digital adaptation of dungeon-crawling tabletop sensation Gloomhaven with its first DLC, starring a perennial favourite: cultists.

Jaws Of The Lion is out on May 17th and promises more than 30 hours of new dungeony stuff. That’s a lot of chanting about eldritch horrors. The board game’s designer, Isaac Childres, is overseeing “tweaks and balance”, say Asmodee.

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Thanks Henriquejr!

Saturday - February 19, 2022

Gloomhaven - Jaws of the Lion DLC

by Redglyph, 11:41

@henriquejr spotted a new DLC announced for Gloomhaven, thanks!

JAWS OF THE LION - COMING SOON

A DLC for Gloomhaven is coming. *ROAR*

So what, you’re a party now? A Quatryl, an Inox, a Valrath and a… whatever this one may be. Going to investigate? Don’t trouble yourselves. It is the work of vermlings I tell y’all. Ain’t nothing worse than these. Always eyeing. Always plotting. Caught one chuckling in a corner the other day. Was alone that one. Didn’t laugh for very long. I’ll tell y’all what. You prove they did it. You end them. You bring back the people, and I’ll make sure it’s worth your time.

Lo and behold, fellow guildmasters!

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A new sinister threat is looming over Gloomhaven. A series of disappearances have plagued the city and it falls upon you, brave mercenaries, to cast a light on these shadowy events.

As we roar in anticipation, here is what you can expect from this DLC:

  • 25 new scenarios for 30+ hours of gameplay, leading you to the undercity of Gloomhaven.
  • Four new playable mercenaries that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven campaign:
    • Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), an outcast from Jhinda, wielding their own kind of weapon, a chained sickle. None shall escape the Red Guard’s grasp…
    • Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), a sinister marksman, hunter of beasts and men alike. Hatchet’s quarries are already dead, they simply don’t know it yet.
    • Human Voidwarden (support, mind-control), who survived an encounter with the void as a child and is now able to wield its mysterious powers. Minds are open books, reality can be bent… But always at a price for the Voidwarden.
    • Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation), ready to destroy anything that stands in their way towards, well… Destruction. You might want to move aside.
  • 10 new monster types and bosses
  • 22 new city events full of tough moral choices
  • 10 items brought to the market through chests and scenarios
  • 24 Battle Goals to let down your group over whole new reasons

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Monday - December 20, 2021

Gloomhaven - Quality of Life Update

by Hiddenx, 19:42

Gloomhaven got a quality of life update and Steam achievements:

Quality of Life Update & Steam Achievements

Much new content, many bug fixes, such Steam achievements

Standing in front of an ominous dungeon, Spellweaver did not feel as confident now as she did back at the tavern. Over there, she would gloat about how she earned all of these achievements. But other mercenaries challenged her, and she had to show them all... as bragging only gets you so far.

And let me tell you, her companions did not make things any easier.
Scoundrel spent quite a while staring obsessively at a nearby chest, visibly trapped, and muttering “Mine…All Mine”.
Brute, for his part, repeatedly yelled “I’ll kill them all!" and "Get over Here!” at an immobile skeleton, amidst a sea of profanities.

Suddenly, she caught movement in the shadows of the dungeon. Hungry things lurking, waiting, observing. A shiver ran down her spine, but the job had to be done. With a grim grin, she starting preparing a chromatic explosion...
A normal day in Gloomhaven.

Our warmest welcome, fellow mercenaries!

We are gathered here today to celebrate the new update, containing a lot of new content, many bug fixes and the awaited Steam achievements.
You can find more details below.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

We are adding new optional rules coming from Gloomhaven, Jaws of the Lion and Frosthaven alongside the update of several existing features. These changes and additions should let you customize your experience to a far greater extent!

OPTIONAL RULES
Added - House Rules to the options screen and Campaign start:
Permanent Enhancements option
Summons Movement option
Rolling Modifiers variant option
Reduced Randomness option
Line of Sight variant option
Split Gold option now available in Campaign and Guildmaster

UPDATES
Updated - Ping system (now on Ctrl + key) to be usable during your own turn
Updated - Scenario preview UI on the map to display chests you did not loot previously
Updated - Enabled restart round in Multiplayer for the host
Updated - New Personal Quests UI
Updated - More information on the gold distribution UI
Updated - New Main Menu screen
Updated - New UI to help show when additional targets are available

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Thanks Henriquejr!

Friday - November 05, 2021

Gloomhaven - Review @ PC Gamer

by Hiddenx, 21:25

PC Gamer has reviewed Gloomhaven:

Gloomhaven review

The classic dungeon-crawling tabletop adventure is very comfortable in its new digital home.

Gloomhaven is surely the most widely-praised hobby board game of the past decade. The digital edition replicates the sprawling Gloomhaven campaign in its entirety, adds an entirely new second mode, Guildmaster, along with online multiplayer: An adaptation of the tabletop experience that leaves nothing behind. While it's impossible to replicate the magic of sitting around a table, designing it to work on a screen provides things a boxed board game never would. Nonetheless, occasionally poor performance, the lack of a few quality of life features, and a liberal sprinkling of bugs hold Gloomhaven back.

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Nonetheless, the campaign is a blast with friends and far faster than a boxed game. Four hours at the table will get you a single dungeon, with its encounters before and after, played. Four hours in the digital campaign will let quick players plow through as many as three dungeons. If you feast on this kind of tactical play like I do, and if you're very happy to let the computer handle the little details, then Gloomhaven's ruggedly narrated adventures are exactly what you want from the genre. It's the thing all good tabletop adaptations should have: A reason why I'd play this rather than sit around a table.

Score: 87/100

Gloomhaven - It's still one of the best dungeon crawlers ever made, but now it's on PC. 

Thanks Henriquejr!

Saturday - October 23, 2021

Gloomhaven - Reviews

by Hiddenx, 11:54

Henriquejr spotted two Gloomhaven reviews:

Rock Paper Shotgun:

Gripes aside, I love Digihaven for everything it does, and I love it even more because of how accessible and simple it makes such a magical tabletop experience. It’s not just a great tactics game in its own right, but a gateway to introduce the Monopoly-scarred to how nifty, gratifying, and ambitious the best digital board games have become over the last several years. Gloomhaven? Massive bloody grin-haven, more like.

The Gamer:

Gloomhaven is a solid version of the classic tabletop experience that offers turn-based combat, unique classes and abilities, and detailed quests. 

Score: 4/5

 

Friday - October 22, 2021

Gloomhaven - First Look

by Hiddenx, 17:29

lionheartx10 checked out Gloomhaven:

TACTICAL RPG DIGITAL BOARDGAME ADVENTURE! Gloomhaven First Look Gameplay

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Thanks to Asmodee Digital for Sponsoring This Video! When Boardgames come to Life! After 2 Years of Early Access, Gloomhaven has reached its full released! Based on the Epic Boardgame of the same name, Gloomhaven is a Tactical Turn-Based RPG Adventure, available for adventuring Solo, or Via Online Coop!

Wednesday - October 20, 2021

Gloomhaven - Released

by Hiddenx, 17:52

The dungeon crawler Gloomhaven has been released:

Gloomhaven

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Whether you are drawn to Gloomhaven by the call of adventure or by an avid desire for gold glimmering in the dark, your fate will surely be the same. Gloomhaven, the digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game, mixes Tactical-RPG and dungeon-crawling. 

Wednesday - September 22, 2021

Gloomhaven - Full Release on October 20

by Hiddenx, 21:38

Gloomhaven will be released on October 20:

Gloomhaven is hiring mercenaries on October 20th

Full release time has come upon us, mercenaries. Prepare your weapons and coins, we’re entering Gloomhaven’s campaign.

Long time no see mates. I reckon we're all here?
Well, not all surely; may the missing ones find better fortune in the next life.
What an adventure it’s been, eh?
We cleared countless dungeons and pushed back against demons, slavers and monsters alike.
We uncovered new creatures before looting their corpses, and we settled old debts.
It's been a mighty and intense 2 years together.
We came here as mercenaries, and with all of you, we became Guildmasters.
Let us all raise our glasses to everything we've accomplished...
But there's always more to do, and we are not stopping here.
Lads, we’re going home.

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Thanks Henriquejr!

Tuesday - July 20, 2021

Gloomhaven - Q&A Live Session

by Hiddenx, 19:34

Henriquejr spotted an Q&A session for Gloomhaven:

GLOOMHAVEN | Q&A LIVE SESSION - 5 JULY 2021

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Thursday - July 15, 2021

Gloomhaven - The Last Stitch

by Silver, 13:37

The latest update for Gloomhaven brings new content for what is the last early access update this year before full release.

Our warmest greetings, fellow guildmasters!


The latest release for Gloomhaven has now come upon us.
With this new chapter, you will be able to:

  • Recruit the last mercenary
  • Discover 5 new story missions
  • Challenge 2 new bosses

Careful, this trailer contains spoilers for the Saw mercenary:

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WE’RE NOT DONE, 2021

We care to let you know that on top of working on these updates, the team works hard on implementing the key elements (structure, features and missions) necessary for the board game campaign to be released.
Here you can take a more detailed look at the updated roadmap for the year!
As you can see, this was the last major Early Access update and our next and primary goal is to release the board game campaign.

(We're aware of a mistake on the roadmap regarding the split gold feature as it is not being implemented yet, and we will be updating it as soon as possible.)

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Thanks Farflame!

Wednesday - May 12, 2021

Gloomhaven - New Update

by Hiddenx, 21:03

Henriquejr spotted a new update for Gloomhaven:

Discover and delve into The Resolute & the Virulent brand new update!

Ancient beings are being hunted down across Demonsgate… Will you be able to unveil the conspiracy?
A chittering hooded figure is getting assaulted in broad daylight- it has become a common occurrence in these days. Sadly for the aggressors, this one fights back; well... bites back? You're not sure really.
As you're wondering about the proper nomenclature, the man starts screaming as he witnesses his flesh turning green then black, whilst his companions are drawing their weapons, unsure about what's happening.
As soon as you move in to help the assailed, two other men drop dead on the floor, several black arrows piercing their back. As a tall character emerges from the shadows, the remaining assailants start running away from their certain doom. But can they really outrun this one?

ADVANCE IN YOUR QUEST AS YOU FACE NEW CHALLENGES

Our warmest greetings, fellow guildmasters!

The latest release for Gloomhaven has arrived.
With this new chapter, you will be able to:

  • Recruit 2 new mercenaries
  • Discover 7 new story missions
  • Challenge an all-new boss

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Thursday - March 18, 2021

Gloomhaven - The Wise & The Resourceful Update

by Hiddenx, 19:57

Henriquejr spotted a new Gloomhaven update:

Gather around adventurers, as The Wise & The Resourceful update is now available

Plans have been laid out to raise an undead army, will you be able to thwart them before they realize their malfeasance?

Three days. It has been three days since you entered this godsforsaken dungeon.
The Brute has shattered his sword and now fights with his bare fists while your armor has more holes than leather at this point...
Oh, you were prepared! You brought food, water...you even had a PLAN!
Well it wasn't enough. The bones are rattling again behind the door, searching for you and you are stuck with this useless glyph.
Even the Spellweaver could not decipher it as it kept phasing in and out.
Your employer paid you well, that’s true, but why does she keep sending you to these deadly places looking for useless rocks?
If only you had listened and used the gold to recruit the newcomers...

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A NEW ADVENTURE

The latest release for Gloomhaven has arrived.
With this new chapter, you will be able to recruit two new mercenaries to your guild, complete 7 new missions and face a new boss!

Careful, this trailer contains spoilers for Circles and Three Spears mercenaries:

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Friday - December 18, 2020

Gloomhaven - New Content on December 22

by Hiddenx, 19:41

The Early Access RPG Gloomhaven will get new content on December 22:

Gloomhaven - Chapter 4 Update

We wanted to make sure to get your attention before the holidays and share with you that Asmodee Digital will release the Chapter 4 update and an accompanying  trailer for its acclaimed Gloomhaven tactical RPG on Tuesday, December 22. Chapter 4 adds a plethora of new content, including new Sewers and Rural Villages biomes, 7 new story missions, new enemies and more. This content is a supplement to recent major updates (Guildmaster mode, Online Co-op, new tutorial, missions & quests, etc.) added to the game since its initial Early Access launch last summer, 2019.

The Chapter 4 update brings a host of new content, including: 

  • Spoiler Alert - 2 iconic mercenaries with unique abilities and playstyles. We would encourage you to refer to these characters by their aliases “Eclipse” and “Phoenix” to avoid spoilers for your readers
  • 7 story missions, 4 relic missions and 7 journey missions, including ones that explore the new mercenaries’ origins and motivations
  • New biomes to traverse, Sewers and Rural Villages, and a variety of new enemy types, including Black Imp, Deep Terror, Ooze and Lurker
  • A brooding new boss lurking at the bottom of the ocean

Sunday - November 08, 2020

Gloomhaven - Two new Mercenaries

by Hiddenx, 20:25

Two new mercenaries can be recruited in Gloomhaven:

Two new mercenaries have arrived in town. Welcome to the city streets!

The gates have opened! Discover the new major update of Gloomhaven Early Access!
“Another street fight broke out... it was commonplace in the lower town. This time however, the crowd around the two concerned caught your attention. As you get closer, you manage to discern an imposing horned figure in the crowd, obviously settling her score with a thief who had the misfortune of trying to steal her purse full of gold. A new mercenary has arrived in town—and it seems that she was not alone. A figure covered in armor put an end to the combat, separated the attackers and settled the conflict in a few well thought words. Her large, mysterious eyes displayed considerable pride and disdain. Maybe a second recruit for your guild?”

TWO STRONG AND SOLID MERCENARIES ARE WAITING TO BE RECRUITED

Always eager to prove herself in a challenge, the first mercenary is a warrior willing to go to any lengths to keep her people safe, including sacrificing her own life. Careful, as the more wounded she becomes, the more dangerous it becomes to fight against her! Welcome the Beserker!

The second mercenary who joined the fight is from a unique race never seen in the Early Access… They often travel the world, seeking out situations where they can demonstrate their brilliant powers. Proud and diplomatic, you can count on her abilities to protect your fellow mercenaries. Recruit the Sunkeeper!

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Thanks Henriquejr!

Sunday - June 21, 2020

Gloomhaven - Guildmaster Mode

by Myrthos, 20:02

More details about Gloomhaven's guildmaster mode has been shared.

Following our last announcement about the upcoming Guildmaster mode, we wanted to share with you more details about it! As you may know, the current Adventure mode will be replaced by the Guildmaster mode on June 25, in which you’ll discover a more immersive and progressive gameplay. It is indeed a new way of looking at the game, while adding as you go along, essential bricks of content for us to build the final campaign.

This time, we’ll talk about the Guild itself, and which improvements it brings. As the continent faces the arrival of bandits and monsters, the roads are not safe anymore. As a guildmaster, this is an opportunity for you and your mercenaries to make a few gold coins out of this mess.

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Saturday - February 08, 2020

Gloomhaven - Community Challenge achieved

by Hiddenx, 14:36

Henriquejr spotted that the first community challenge of Gloomhaven has been achieved:

Gloomhaven’s First Community Challenge: ACHIEVED

Find out which skin will be unlocked first!
Greetings mercenaries!

We're happy to announce that the goal of 250,000 kills has been achieved within the allotted time, you have actually managed to kill more than 265,000 monsters in the dungeons of Gloomhaven!

That's a lot of monsters, but who killed the most? Cragheart, Mindthief, Spellweaver, Brute or Tinkerer? Below you can see which mercenary achieved the most kills to know not only which skin will be released in the upcoming patch, but also the order the skins will be released for the future Community Challenges!

  • 1st place: Brute Boneguard
  • 2nd place: Spellweaver
  • 3rd place: Cragheart
  • 4th place: Mindthief
  • 5th place: Tinkerer

As Brute has the most kills, their skin will be unlocked soon in an upcoming patch release. But because we know you want to see exactly what that skin looks like, let's show off this awesome picture!

Saturday - December 21, 2019

Gloomhaven - Major Update

by Hiddenx, 19:51

Henriquejr spotted an update for Gloomhaven:

ENTER THE FOREST AND FACE ALL NEW ENEMIES

We’re very pleased to announce the release of a new major update for Gloomhaven! You can now roam the gloomy forests of Gloomhaven, but do not expect to find any rest, as fearsome enemies roam this terrifying environment.

Brace yourself to meet new guards and archers, from the race of the Inoxs and Vermlings. Do not underestimate the forest Imps and the mysterious powers of shamans. And stay sharp, for hounds lurk among the vegetation...
For the bravest of you, a new monstrous boss is awaiting, beware!

Welcome them well, with a sword and a few fireballs!

With this update, you will also discover an all new music track and six new cards for your characters. We also improved the GUI with an undo step to the Ability Infuse items, an info bar which displays the XP earned and more!

Discover the new Forest biome in our all new trailer:

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Don’t forget to check the full patch notes here, to see all the fixes and improvements. 

Sunday - September 29, 2019

Gloomhaven - Roadmap

by Hiddenx, 03:28

Here's the roadmap for Gloomhaven:

Gloomhaven Roadmap Updated

The adventure continues...
This week was a real milestone in Gloomhaven Digital's adventure: we released the first major update including:

  • a fifth mercenary, Tinkerer, including all of his level 1, and 3 of his X cards, as well as 10 cards to unlock while leveling up
  • the highly requested tutorial
  • a slew of features and content following community feedback including, the removal Durability from the game, the implementation of X cards for the all the current mercenaries, etc.

But it is just the beginning, and many milestones will appear throuhout the Early Access of Gloomhaven: due to the overall complexity of the rules, UI/UX and general design of Gloomhaven, we are relying on your engagement and feedback to ensure we develop a great video game based on an incredible board game.

As you can see, the roadmap has evolved since we are planning on changing our development priorities based on the communities feedback and responses. This does however indicate our general plan of action in which we will be rolling out all of the content of the board game and more over the course of Early Access, with the release of the full campaign and multiplayer alongside the full launch.
But we can assure you that we are eager to test the full campaign AND multiplayer on steam… but good things come to those who wait.

Our next major content update is planned for Q4 with Mindthief, new environments, new enemies, bosses, more cards for released characters, new items, perks & enhancements. But fear not, as we will be radually be rollin out more new content and features between these major updates as well.

Continue to share your feedback as, as you can see, this helps us to improve the game. Join our Discord server, the dedicated Facebook page, the Facebook Group community and the Twitter account to share your feedback, or discuss your experience with other players. 

For bug reports, you can contact us here: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/gloomhaven/ 
On that platform, you’ll find our FAQ that may answer some of your questions (note that it evolves over time). To contact us directly, just click the red “CONTACT US” button and fill the form to submit a ticket

  • In case of a bug report, adding error logs to your message will help us tremendously, we will also let you know if we need those in our response.
  • You can find the output_log in C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataLocalLowFlamingFowlStudiosGloomHaven
  • If you just dealt with a crash, we will without a doubt make use of the crash log.
    You can find the crash dump in C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataLocalTempFlamingFowlStudiosGloomhavenCrashes

Thank you in advance to everyone for your help and feedback: you help us make the best possible game for you and everyone else.

Thanks henriquejr!

Wednesday - July 17, 2019

Gloomhaven - Early Access Release

by Hiddenx, 22:01

The Early Access version of Gloomhaven is now available on Steam:

Gloomhaven's Early Access has Begun!

Gloomhaven has now launched to Steam on PC for 24.99 USD/EUR. Enter the Early Access now and begin adventuring through the dungeons of Gloomhaven, facing off against a variety of deadly foes across a range of dungeons and encountering powerful bosses!

Your journey to the darkened lands of Gloomhaven is complete and your adventures to prove your power have begun. You've settled in the Wayward Inn with your party to rest after your long and difficult travels. While drinking an ale you overhear snippets of conversation between two town militia...A Bandit Commander has come into possession of a number of heretical texts and has begun researching necromancy. Magic generally comes hand in hand with gold and riches, so you have asked around and discovered the location of the bandit's hideout.

You begin your journey and decide that you are not quite ready to confront the Bandit Commander yet. You leave Wayward and decide on raiding some local crypts in search of knowledge and better equipment. It's time to choose your path and begin your adventure! Will you become a mercenary reknown beyond measure, that thinks tactically and plans out their adventure carefully, surviving to the end... or will you be rash and laid to rest by your foes in the depths of the crypts and dungeons of Gloomhaven?

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Tuesday - July 09, 2019

Gloomhaven - Gameplay Overview Video

by Silver, 18:59

A gameplay overview video for Gloomhaven.

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Enter the dungeons of Gloomhaven entering Early Access on July 17 on Steam!

Friday - June 28, 2019

Gloomhaven - Early Access Teaser Trailer

by Silver, 00:34

An Early Access teaser trailer for Gloomhaven.

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Gloomhaven enters Early Access on July 17! 🔥

Add Gloomhaven to your Steam wishlist now! http://ow.ly/SQ9O50uz8Yn

In Gloomhaven, you play as a team of mercenaries on their own personal quests to go conquer a world of gloomy and wicked decadence. Choose your group members wisely, because in the turmoil of battle you can only rely on your wits, skills and spells to fight your way through the putrid dungeons and forgotten ruins. In this rogue-like dungeon-crawling adaptation of the famous board game, you will journey through terrifying randomly generated dungeons, fight against increasingly horrific and powerful foes…or die trying.

Thursday - June 13, 2019

Gloomhaven - Early Access July 17th

by Silver, 12:26

Gloomhaven will launch onto Steam Early Access July 17th.

PARIS - June 11, 2019 - Asmodee Digital announced Gloomhaven will start its Early Access on July 17th. For the first time, the gameplay was revealed last week during a four hour-long exclusive stream on Twitch. This special event, hosted by Sam Dempsey, Social Media Manager at Asmodee Digital, with special guest Craig Oman, CEO of Flaming Fowl Studios, was followed by more than 110,000 viewers on Twitch.

As a board game, Gloomhaven has raised $4.4 million on Kickstarter thanks to more than 45,000 backers. Acclaimed by both board game players and critics, the Gloomhaven board game achieved the highest rating on BoardGameGeek and won 6 Golden Geek awards including "Board Game of the Year" in 2017.

In the digital adaptation of Isaac Childres' ultimate strategic board game, developed by Flaming Fowl Studios, you play as a squad of 2-4 mercenaries, in a world of darkness and trials. Gloomhaven is a balanced mix between Tactical, RPG and dungeon-crawling. Its legendary unforgiving difficulty rewards only the best strategic-thinking players. Gloomhaven will be released in Early Access with the same gameplay as the board game, adding a new exclusive roguelike mode. The campaign mode will be available at the official launch of the game.

Thursday - May 09, 2019

Gloomhaven - Summer Surprise

by Hiddenx, 19:17

Gloomhaven will be released as Early Access version this summer:

A Summer Surprise and a Hot Visual

Greetings Mercenaries!

It is always darkest before the dawn, and the light of day is starting to shine over the city of Gloomhaven with all of the information we are giving you today!

Let's start by upping our prosperity rating by revealing the freshly made and beautiful key art for Gloomhaven.

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This isn't all we wanted to talk about though!
The temperature continues to rise as summer approaches, which means so too does the power of Sun Demons... To counter this, we will be launching Early Access to all mercenaries this Summer!

As I'm sure you're all greedy sellswords who keep wanting more, we have more glorious news planned for you that will be released in the near future. So be prepared for a barrage of tantalizing information to whet your appetite for Gloomhaven!

Be sure to add Gloomhaven to your wishlist to stay informed about updates on this blog or keep your eyes on our social channels to stay aware of what's happening. We may also potentially announce a certain date that a lot of wandering travelers have been searching for!

We'll see you back in the streets of Gloomhaven soon!

Thanks henriquejr!

Wednesday - May 08, 2019

Gloomhaven - Meet the First Four Characters

by Silver, 20:21

@IndianNoob Flaming Fowl Studios have introduced their first four characters for Gloomhaven.

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The first characters in Gloomhaven include:

-The versatile Savvas Cragheart

-The powerful but fragile Orchid Spellweaver

-The tank-like Inox Brute

-The stealthy Human Scoundrel

Seasoned adventurers will have to wisely weigh all their decisions, as every choice in Gloomhaven has consequences. The turn-based, tactical, dark fantasy game rewards strategic planning and thinking, not luck. Players will master 17 playable characters, featuring more than 1,000 unique abilities. Different sets of abilities allow unique build paths for each character leading to multiple team synergies in order to face more than 50 different enemies. From gloom, only greed and death emerge!

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Information about

Gloomhaven

Developer: Flaming Fowl Studios

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Tactical RPG
Combat: Turn-based
Play-time: 20-40 hours
Voice-acting: Unknown

Regions & platforms
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· Platform: PC
· Released: 2021-10-20
· Publisher: Asmodee Digital